Chapter 48: The Fragrance of Flowers
"Death is approaching me, and the shadow of his coming has softened my heart. As I walk through this hazy valley of death, I long for the compassion of the world, and I long for the mercy of the world. I only want them to believe that I am somewhat at the mercy of circumstances that I can't help myself. ”
Mrs. An sat in the corner of the Ruitai style private room, she was wearing a light green cheongsam, her hair was pulled up, her rose-colored lips were slightly upturned, and her danfeng eyes without any crow's feet made her look unbelievably beautiful.
It's been about four weeks since the last time they met, and Li Yiwen mentally estimated the distance between the last time they met. She looks much better than last time, maybe because Li Zhen and Jinpeng are finally reconciled again, and now they are ready to have a child again, she is going to be a grandmother, she should be a happy person. She deserves to be happy.
"Translation!" called out to him softly, motioning for him to come over and sit beside her.
"Waiting for a long time?" Li Yiwen forgot the smell of rotten meat, and he walked over to An Xiaowen and sat down.
Mrs. An shook her head and said gently, "No, I just arrived, so I came ahead of you." ”
"This restaurant you chose?"
"Yes - I hope you will like it!"
"Of course, of course, I love this restaurant, I love it!
"That thing—"
"That thing—"
The two of them laughed at the same time, because of the only remaining tacit understanding.
"Let's talk first!" Li Yiwen smiled and shook his head.
"Xin'er is ready to have a baby!" I think—" Mrs. An whispered to Li Yiwen, but before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Li Zhen, who walked into the room.
"Mom, Uncle Li knows, you can wait to be grandma with peace of mind!" Li Zhen sat down on the European-style carved chair by the door. "Uncle Li, you're going to have to drink this flower tea today—oh, put it here!" she said as the waiter walked in with a tray containing four teacups and a teapot. "I planted this flower myself, and I made it myself. Isn't that right, Mom!" she said, glancing at her mother, Mrs. Ann, again. Mrs. Ann looked at her thoughtfully, smiling on her face.
"This is the surprise you said!" Li Yiwen laughed, and when the child was in the car, he said that in order to thank him for taking care of her for many years, he would send him a special surprise, and said that he would definitely like it.
"Yes, my mother said you love tea, and it's still flower tea. Li Zhen smiled even sweeter. "My mom also learned the art of tea!"
"Oh, is it?" Li Yiwen looked at Mrs. An, the other party blushed like a little girl, and Li Yiwen was even more gentle, but this did not last long before being replaced by self-blame and anger. He thought of his cowardly and incompetent self again, of that night, of the ugly house, of the wooden lattice room. He got up from An Xiaowen, walked out of the house, and left An Xiaowen with the country farmer...... He is really not as good as a brute! He is really not as good as a brute! He actually betrayed his beloved woman and his soul in order to protect himself from being beaten and tortured. But he was too scared, the country farmer swore to break his hamstrings, and to avoid all this, just give An Xiaowen to him, just offer An Xiaowen, as long as ...... And he even put An Xiaowen ...... Oh God, forgive me! Thinking of this, Li Yiwen hung his head in pain, his eyes full of sadness and contempt.
"What's wrong?"
"What's the matter, Uncle Li, this-"
Li Zhen and Mrs. An discovered that there was something wrong with Li's translation almost at the same time.
"Oh, it's okay, maybe a little tired, there are too many patients today!" Li Yiwen shook his head awkwardly, he didn't dare to look at An Xiaowen, and he didn't want to look at Li Zhen, he just looked at the pot of tea in fear. "Xin'er is too attentive, Uncle Li, thank you, this is very good, I like it very much! Let's wait for Jinpeng to come up and drink together!"
"No, it's just tea, let's eat it first. Li Zhen said, "I still have a lot of this flower tea at home! I have planted a lot of it in my mother's garden! If you like it, I thought -- hehe! Jinpeng went to the toilet and will be back soon. Let's eat first. ”
"Let's eat first! Jinpeng is not an outsider, it doesn't matter! Translation, I really want to thank you! For so many years-you-hey--I have replaced the bar with tea!" Mrs. Ann stood up, she lifted the teapot with one hand, and the tea flowed slowly down the spout into the delicate teacup, and a strange fragrance of flowers filled the room.